NYSE$OVV

Ovintiv Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported strong operational and financial execution, exceeding production guidance and raising full year targets.

Ovintiv reported strong Q3 2024 results, exceeding production guidance and raising full year targets. The company generated net earnings of $507 million, and free cash flow of $440 million. Debt was reduced by $210 million.

  • Generated net earnings of $507 million, cash from operating activities of $1,022 million, and Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow of $440 million.
  • Third quarter production was above the high-end of the guidance range with average total production volumes of 593 MBOE/d.
  • Returned $240 million to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks.
  • Reduced total debt by $210 million to $5.88 billion.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.32B

Previous: $2.65B-12.3%
EPS

$1.92

Previous: $1.74+10.3%
Total Production

593

No prior period
Other NGLs Production

93

No prior period
Natural Gas Production

1.7K

No prior period
Upstream Operating Expense

$4.17

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$538M

Previous: -$834M+35.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$31M

Previous: -$428M+92.8%
Net Income

$507M

Previous: $406M+24.9%
Operating Income

$527M

Previous: $467M+12.8%
Gross Profit

$2.09B

Previous: $2.41B-13.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$9M

Previous: $3M+200.0%
Total Assets

$19.9B

Previous: $19.9B-0.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Ovintiv · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.32B

Q3 2024-12.3%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Ovintiv issued its fourth quarter 2024 guidance and raised its full year production guidance while narrowing the range for full year capital investment around an unchanged midpoint. Full year production volumes are expected to average 583 to 587 MBOE/d, with full year capital investment of $2.275 billion to $2.325 billion.

Tailwinds

  • Total Production (MBOE/d): 575 – 595
  • Oil & Condensate (Mbbls/d): 203 – 207
  • NGLs (C2 - C4) (Mbbls/d): 91 – 95
  • Natural Gas (MMcf/d): 1,700 – 1,750
  • Capital Investment ($ Millions): $525 – $575

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

-0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.4%

Avg return

30 days after

49%

32 / 65 earnings

Positive

+24.6%

Q4 2015

Best reaction

-21.0%

Q1 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.1%+3.7%+0.2%
Q4 2025-0.6%-0.5%+20.5%
Q3 2025-1.7%+4.2%+13.4%
Q2 2025-1.1%-2.1%+5.1%
Q1 2025-2.3%+10.0%+10.2%
Q4 2024+3.0%-7.1%+0.8%
Q3 2024+2.9%+0.0%-1.8%
Q2 2024+2.3%-8.4%-3.5%
Q1 2024-2.9%-4.7%-7.7%
Q4 2023+4.1%+9.6%+12.9%
Q3 2023-5.2%-5.9%-13.0%
Q2 2023+4.7%+8.7%+8.3%
Q1 2023-2.2%-6.0%+8.7%
Q4 2022-6.1%+8.3%-8.7%
Q3 2022-8.9%+3.8%-12.9%
Q2 2022-6.1%-2.5%+8.5%
Q1 2022-21.0%-18.8%+10.4%
Q4 2021+3.6%+17.9%+37.9%
Q3 2021-4.3%-3.4%-11.5%
Q2 2021-7.8%-9.1%-9.4%
Q1 2021+8.5%+8.4%+15.8%
Q4 2020-7.7%+1.8%+10.3%
Q3 2020-1.6%+4.9%+49.6%
Q2 2020-6.8%-12.7%+3.1%
Q1 2020+12.6%+23.7%+104.1%
Q4 2019+6.1%-20.3%-84.8%
Q3 2019-0.2%+15.6%-5.5%
Q2 2019+2.1%-3.2%+1.1%
Q1 2019-5.8%-4.8%-22.3%
Q4 2018+5.4%+5.8%+5.1%
Q3 2018-16.5%-14.9%-34.4%
Q2 2018+5.7%+3.2%-1.3%
Q1 2018+3.7%+5.4%+1.8%
Q4 2017-2.1%-3.4%-0.8%
Q3 2017-0.5%-3.8%-7.5%
Q2 2017+2.9%+3.6%-5.2%
Q1 2017+1.8%+2.8%-7.9%
Q4 2016-3.3%-4.6%-16.3%
Q3 2016+5.4%+11.1%+36.5%
Q2 2016+3.4%+1.0%+27.2%
Q1 2016-15.3%
Q4 2015+24.6%
Q3 2015+9.0%
Q2 2015-13.4%
Q1 2015-1.8%
Q4 2014+0.5%
Q3 2014-6.1%
Q2 2014-0.3%
Q1 2014+1.0%
Q4 2013-0.3%
Q3 2013+0.0%
Q2 2013+0.1%
Q1 2013-2.7%
Q4 2012+0.2%
Q3 2012+3.9%
Q2 2012-1.7%
Q1 2012+0.6%
Q4 2011+3.9%
Q3 2011-5.3%
Q2 2011+1.6%
Q1 2011+0.1%
Q4 2010+3.3%
Q3 2010+4.9%
Q2 2010-0.7%
Q1 2010+3.6%

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